Candles and flowers are seen at a make-shift memorial, Friday, April 11, 2014, for the victims of a multi-vehicle accident that included a tour bus and a FedEX truck crashed on Interstate 5 in Orland, Calif. Ten people were killed and dozens injured in the fiery crash, Thursday, between the truck and a bus seen in background, carrying high school students on a visit to a Northern California College.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Updates on the California bus crash

• Get all the latest updates on the bus crash involving Southern Calfornia students in Orland, Calif.

ORLAND, Calif. >> As the identities of those killed in Thursday’s fiery collision between a truck and a charter bus in Northern California trickled in Friday, tears were shed, hugs were shared and prayers were whispered in Southern California and beyond.

“A city mourns today,” a somber Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said at a press conference Friday. “A state mourns today. Young lives are lost, just as they are beginning to transform.”

Investigators said Friday they were performing a thorough review of Thursday evening’s crash involving a FedEx big rig and a charter bus that killed 10 people and injured more than 30 others in rural Orland, but a final report on the cause may not be ready for three months or longer.

Nine people were pronounced dead at the scene, while a 10th victim who had been airlifted to UC Davis with severe burns later died, authorities said. Among the dead were five students from Los Angeles-area schools, three adults, and the drivers of the bus and FedEx truck, according to the California Highway Patrol. The tour bus was one of three bringing students to Humboldt State University for a preview event for prospective students scheduled for Saturday. The other two buses were not involved in the crash.

The impact of the crash on Interstate 5 north of Highway 32 was heard hundreds of yards away, throughout the community of Orland, said Larry Jones, Glenn County Sheriff-Coroner.

“This was a horrific collision,” he said.

In a small subdivision near the crash site, Jose Inez was sitting in his backyard when he heard the noise and took off running toward the interstate.

He described a scene of devastation and chaos, as one of the victims stumbled near the burning bus and truck, in flames.

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” he said Friday. “I heard people screaming and I saw some guy coming, all of his body burning. I tried to help him, yelled at him to ‘lay down, lay down,’ and I called to my neighbor who has a fire extinguisher.”

The driver of the FedEx truck was heading southbound on Interstate 5 in the No. 2 lane at about 5:40 p.m. Thursday when for unknown reasons, he crossed the center divide, entered the northbound lanes, sideswiped a Nissan traveling northbound on Interstate 5 and collided head on with the bus, officials said. Upon impact, there was “an immediate explosion” witnesses said, and both vehicles became fully engulfed in flames.

Many of the passengers were able to escape through windows in the back that were either kicked open or broken, said Willows CHP Officer Jeff Cobb.

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Among them was Banning High School senior Jonathan Gutierrez, who tweeted that one minute “I was asleep and next thing you know I was jumping out for my life.” He said he was “beyond grateful” to be alive.

LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy said there were about 48 riders on the ill-fated bus, and 31 were taken to area hospitals. Nineteen LAUSD students from more than a dozen district-affiliated schools were on the bus and it was not clear Friday whether any of them were among the dead. Humboldt State identified more than 30 Southern California schools overall that had students on the bus.

“We share the grief of families in this community,” Deasy said at a noon press conference.

Students from the following LAUSD schools were believed to have been on the bus: Banning High School, Carson High School, Chatsworth High School, Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Social Justice Humanitas Academy, Dorsey High School, John C. Fremont High School, Grant High School, Manual Arts High School, Middle College High School, Robert F. Kennedy High School, and Wilson High School, Dorsey said at the press conference. There were also those from the following LAUSD-authorized charters: Alliance Media Arts and Entertainment High School, Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High School and Animo Jackie Robinson Charter High School.

The first victim to be identified in Thursday’s fiery bus crash was Arthur Arzola, a 26-year-old who worked as an admissions counselor at Humboldt State University. Sacramento County coroner’s officials identified Arzola as a Rancho Cucamonga resident; he indicated on his Facebook page that he graduated in 2006 from Don Lugo High School in Chino.

Adrian Castro, an El Monte High School senior who was on the bus that crashed in Orland Thursday was killed, an El Monte school official said.

The deceased also included a Los Angeles couple recently engaged in Paris, according to The Associated Press.

Debra Loyd confirmed the death of her grandson Michael Myvett, 29, and his fiancee, Mattison Haywood. The two were chaperons on the bus carrying the high school students to Humboldt State.

A spokeswoman for the Center for Autism & Other Disorders in Southern California said Myvett provided therapy for autistic children there for the past two years. Spokeswoman Stacey Price said Myvett proposed to Haywood in Paris in December.

Marisa Serrato, 17, of Norte Vista High School in Riverside was among those still unaccounted for late Friday. Family members told KNBC4 that they had been informed late Friday that she was among the dead. Her twin, Marisol Serrato, was on another bus headed to Humboldt at the time of the crash.

In addition, two students from Animo Inglewood Charter High School were unaccounted for Friday, according to school spokesman Gabriel Sanchez. The students were identified by media reports as Denise Gomez and Ismael Jimenez but Sanchez would not confirm those names. A report also identified Jennifer Bonilla of Dorsey High School as unaccounted for but LAUSD officials did not confirm that information late Friday.

“We have nothing confirmed that anyone from our schools has been killed,” said Earl Perkins, assistant LAUSD superintendent. “We’re waiting for communication from our people as well.”

The driver of the Nissan, who along with her passenger sustained minor injuries, was identified as Bonnie Duran, 53, of Lake Tapps, Wash., according to the CHP.

Humboldt State President Rollin Richmond said he met with many of the injured students Friday morning.

“I was very impressed by these students,” he said. “Some of them lost a friend, some of them lost friends they just met. But they were all looking forward, still talking about coming to Humboldt. I told them we would make that happen. When they come to visit I want to be personally involved and show them around campus.”

About 900 students from around California were slated to attend the Preview Plus weekend, which is moving forward, he said. The program helps traditionally underrepresented students — many the first to go to college in their family — who have been admitted but not necessarily committed to attending the university tour the campus, meet with students and faculty to decide whether the Arcata, Calif. campus is the right fit for them.

Frederick W. Smith, chairman and CEO of FedEx Corp. said he watched with great sadness the reports of the tragic accident involving the FedEx vehicle and the tour bus.

“It will take some time to fully understand exactly how this accident occurred and why,” he said in a statement. “In the meantime, I want everyone to know that we at FedEx are committed to providing every resource necessary to assist investigators in their efforts to understand what happened.”

The company is also committed to providing support for its team members, their families and the families of all those who lost their lives, he said.

Lt. Scott Frederick of the CHP Northern Division said the agency’s investigation to determine the cause is being conducted with the National Transportation Safety Board. Investigators will use sophisticated survey and mapping equipment, and 3-D diagramming, in order to fully reconstruct the sequence of events that caused the collision.

“Parts of the investigation will look at any kind of human factors that may have caused the collision,” Frederick said at a press conference Friday in front of the Willows CHP Station. “At this time, we don’t know if the FedEx driver had fallen asleep, whether he experienced mechanical failure with his vehicle or whether there was a separate collision on the southbound side that caused him to lose control. But we’ll be looking into determining how exactly that happened.”

They’ll also look at in-depth mechanical inspections on all three of the involved vehicles and an in-depth review of the roadway environment as well as weather conditions to see if those may have contributed to the cause, he said. The final investigative report isn’t expected until at least three months and possibly six months, he said.

“Investigators were on scene last night, worked tirelessly throughout the night, and are still on scene (Friday) morning working with the NTSB in order to determine the cause of this collision,” he said.

The NTSB planned to stay at the site for one or two weeks, said spokesman Mark Rosekind,

He said investigators would look at a variety of factors that could have contributed to the crash, such as highway design, human performance and the vehicles.

“The NTSB’s job is to figure out why this crash happened,” Rosekind said. “While on scene, we will not be able to determine the probable cause. If during that time we find something that needs to be addressed immediately, we will issue safety recommendations.”

Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to write to witness@ntsb.gov, Rosekind said.

LAUSD dispatched two teams of counselors and officials to Northern California to visit hospitals and provide support to families and students.

Parents or families seeking more information or guidance can also call Humboldt at 707-826-6327. LAUSD families can also call the district at 213-241-3841.